2018 REU and Summer Program Acceptance Thread

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The forum discussion centers around the acceptance notifications for Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) programs, specifically mentioning SULI and TREND. Participants share their acceptance statuses, with several individuals confirming their acceptance into programs such as SULI at Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL) and TREND. Many users express their excitement and anxiety regarding pending applications, while others reflect on their experiences and the competitive nature of these programs, noting acceptance rates and personal GPA standings.

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  • Understanding of REU programs and their application processes.
  • Familiarity with institutions like Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL) and Fermilab.
  • Knowledge of GPA implications in competitive internship applications.
  • Awareness of programming languages relevant to physics, such as Python and C++.
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  • Research the application processes for REU programs at institutions like MIT and Indiana University Bloomington.
  • Explore online programming courses focusing on Python and C++ for physics applications.
  • Investigate the acceptance rates and experiences of past participants in TREND and SULI programs.
  • Learn about networking opportunities and strategies for securing internships in scientific research.
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Undergraduate students seeking summer research opportunities, academic advisors guiding students through internship applications, and anyone interested in the competitive landscape of REU programs in the sciences.

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It is that time of year again. Here's a space to check on acceptances for REU programs or other summer jobs. SULI and SURF come to mind. I imagine most of them will start coming by the end of the month. What are you waiting on? What are you excited for? What do you wish you had applied for? What will you do for the summer if you don't get an REU posting?
 
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I'll start the conversation off. I got accepted into the SULI program at BNL. I have till next week to accept it and I haven't heard back anywhere else so I think I'm going to take it
 
lessconfused said:
I'll start the conversation off. I got accepted into the SULI program at BNL. I have till next week to accept it and I haven't heard back anywhere else so I think I'm going to take it

Congrats. My wife and I met in an internship program at BNL. Her academic schedule resulted in her arriving a couple weeks late, so I made sure I stopped by the Curie House (female dorm) the night she arrived to welcome her ... :). The rest is history.

I think you'll have lots of fun at Brookhaven. Oh yeah, lots of good science too.
 
Congrats on your acceptance!

I applied for Fermilab for SULI and I'm still waiting to hear from them, though from what I've seen in other threads they generally take a bit longer to accept. My second choice was BNL. It was really more of a proximity choice than anything, because I'm from Texas and being 650 miles away from my family for college is bad enough.

I think overall I'm excited because it would basically be a totally new experience for me. I really wasn't educated at all on internship programs and I thought SULI was the only one of it's kind when I applied last December, so I wish I had done more research and applied to more programs. And if I don't get it, I won't be too bummed. There's plenty of really fun things I can think of to do over the summer. I just wish I knew already! :-p
 
Has anyone applied to/heard back from Cornell CLASSE, Maryland TREND, or Purdue's REU? I am a freshman so I'm not expecting to be accepted but I still would like to know if they have sent anything out (so that way I know whether or not I still have a chance!)
 
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I have gotten rejections from Duke and SAO.
 
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I received a first round waitlist from LSU at around 12 noon last Sunday. In reply to the above comment, I haven’t heard from Purdue yet either.
 
Has anybody heard back from LBNL yet?
 
john cruishack said:
Has anybody heard back from LBNL yet?
Didn’t apply to this one sorry.
 
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I applied to TREND, LIGO, Fermilab/SLAC SULI, Notre Dame, Nevis Labs, Rochester and University of Washington.

I hadn't heard anything back from until I got an offer from TREND on Monday! I am really glad and I will accept it. I am a student at a Scottish University in second year and have the equivalent of a 4.0 GPA. I was told 170 people applied for 11 places at TREND.
 
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I accepted an offer from SULI PPPL. However I also applied to MIT's MSRP, but they won't release decisions until next week. If I get into MIT, I would have to withdraw my acceptance to SULI.
 
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Ethan vW said:
I applied to TREND, LIGO, Fermilab/SLAC SULI, Notre Dame, Nevis Labs, Rochester and University of Washington.

I hadn't heard anything back from until I got an offer from TREND on Monday! I am really glad and I will accept it. I am a student at a Scottish University in second year and have the equivalent of a 4.0 GPA. I was told 170 people applied for 11 places at TREND.
Ethan vW said:
I applied to TREND, LIGO, Fermilab/SLAC SULI, Notre Dame, Nevis Labs, Rochester and University of Washington.

I hadn't heard anything back from until I got an offer from TREND on Monday! I am really glad and I will accept it. I am a student at a Scottish University in second year and have the equivalent of a 4.0 GPA. I was told 170 people applied for 11 places at TREND.

Fantastic man congrats! I also applied to Notre Dame Rochester and Washington and haven’t hear yet either! Getting nervous!
 
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kubaanglin said:
I accepted an offer from SULI PPPL. However I also applied to MIT's MSRP, but they won't release decisions until next week. If I get into MIT, I would have to withdraw my acceptance to SULI.

Congrats!:):)
 
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Just received word of acceptance into Indiana University Bloomington REU program! Stoked about this one, one of my top choices.
 
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Jason Bennett said:
Just received word of acceptance into Indiana University Bloomington REU program! Stoked about this one, one of my top choices.
Have a week to reply so I’ll wait until I hear about any others and make a decision!
 
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Rejection from SUNY Geneseo:(
 
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Has anyone heard from Ligo yet?
 
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Tm72 said:
Has anyone heard from Ligo yet?
Nope:(
 
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Congrats to everyone who has been accepted to their desired internships! Has anyone heard back from Argonne or NREL for suli?
 
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Waiting to here back from UChicago's REU for Minorities and Women. Anybody hear anything?
 
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Anyone heard back from UC Davis?
 
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AbeC said:
Anyone heard back from UC Davis?

I reached out after getting an acceptance elsewhere to inquire about the status of my app.
They “currently have offers out with a deadline of this upcoming Friday March 16th”
 
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mjp_123 said:
Congrats to everyone who has been accepted to their desired internships! Has anyone heard back from Argonne or NREL for suli?

Didn’t apply sorry!
 
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Oods said:
Waiting to here back from UChicago's REU for Minorities and Women. Anybody hear anything?

Didn’t apply sorry!
 
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Also did anyone hear back from Notre Dame, UIUC, Purdue, or Minnesota?
 
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I applied to:

Duke TUNL - Rejected
Notre Dame
Kansas State
Coe College
Lehigh
Georgia Tech
University of Arkansas

I've only heard from Duke so far, so I hope I hear something soon.
 
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AbeC said:
Also did anyone hear back from Notre Dame, UIUC, Purdue, or Minnesota?

I reached out to ND Purdue and Minn for update on my status this afternoon. Received an offer to Indiana which I have to reply to within the week.
I’ll let you know if I hear back!
 
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salemclay said:
I applied to:

Duke TUNL - Rejected
Notre Dame
Kansas State
Coe College
Lehigh
Georgia Tech
University of Arkansas

I've only heard from Duke so far, so I hope I hear something soon.

Have not heard from ND or Lehigh either.
Just reached out this afternoon^^^ if I hear I’ll let you know!
 
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Jason Bennett said:
Have not heard from ND or Lehigh either.
Just reached out this afternoon^^^ if I hear I’ll let you know!
Thank you! I'd appreciate that
 
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Tm72 said:
Has anyone heard from Ligo yet?
I emailed them and they said they aren't sending out responses until mid-March.
 

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